We have a FA Trophy prelim round home tie clash with our landlord Thurrock so it looks as though our tie with Uxbridge Town will take place on the Sunday as usual. We also have a similar potential clash if we both get through to the Ist Qual of the FA Cup so watch this space!

Rochdale Mayfield RLFC are at home on 16/8 so I assume Rochdale Town will have to switch to Friday or Sunday. Most leagues haven't done their fixtures yet, so will work round the FA competition games. Not sure if the Southern League for instance will give the host club an away game because their tenants are at home that day or not.

1874 Northwich are likely to have Friday/Sunday games in both their home FA Cup match & away FA Vase game. Winsford are at home as well for the FA Cup, and Atherton Colls & Oldham Boro are at both at home in the Vase.

Stansted have a home game in the FA Cup. That will have to be played at a neutral venue, as Hargrave Park will still be in use for cricket. Last season they played at Bishop's Stortford in the EPR on a sunday, and got a crowd of well over 100, and probably double what they would have got if they were at home and on a Saturday. Stortford are at home on the 16th, so history could repeat itself.

Tower Hamlets and Sporting Bengal have both got home ties in the FA Cup. Although I am not sure Mile End will have been returned from the athletics teams by then? Still a chance of a Sunday game at a neutral venue? No way Felixstowe or Clacton would agree to a Friday night game.

To be fair to Stansted, I do understand that the ground hire (which is less than they normally charge) comes out of your share of the gate. I don't think anyone would blame the club if they didn't bother entering the Cup.

Tower Hamlets and Sporting Bengal have both got home ties in the FA Cup. Although I am not sure Mile End will have been returned from the athletics teams by then? Still a chance of a Sunday game at a neutral venue? No way Felixstowe or Clacton would agree to a Friday night game.